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Child�s play at Ivybridge

Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

After receiving a £50,000 grant from Lottery Fund, the Ivybridge Estate in Isleworth, Hounslow can now boast a brand new playground and play space on the estate.

Joynul Miah shortlisted for the 2012 Housing Heroes Awards

Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Joynul Miah, a Pinnacle PSG housing officer based in Westminster, has been shortlisted from more than 300 entries to the 2012 Housing Heroes Awards. These awards are in their fourth year and will once again showcase the people and teams that are doing exceptional work in the housing sector.

Cycling Cinema comes to Woking

Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

For the past two weeks community and estate halls around Woking have been transformed into cinemas for the night thanks to four bicycles and some muscle-power from local residents.

Regenter Myatts Field North Consortium achieves financial close on Lambeth housing PFI project

Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

The Regenter Myatts Field North consortium comprising Regenter (a 50/50 joint venture between John Laing and Pinnacle Regeneration Group), Higgins Construction, Rydon Maintenance, Pinnacle PSG and E.ON has today achieved financial close on the Lambeth Myatts Field North Housing PFI project.

Residents step out in Queen�s Park

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Residents of Mozart estate, Queens Park, recently did some Strictly Come Dancing at the estate’s first Spring Tea Dance. At an event organized by CityWest Homes and its housing management contractor, Pinnacle PSG, more than 70 residents joined the Lord Mayor of Westminster, Susie Burbridge, for a musical afternoon.

Pinnacle forms a Registered Provider

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Pinnacle Spaces, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Pinnacle Regeneration Group, has today become a new Registered Provider (RP) under the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 following approval from the TSA.

New Pinnacle PSG countrywide cleaning contract commences

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Pinnacle PSG starts work this week (2 April 2012) delivering cleaning services to Riverside Housing, one of the leading registered providers of social housing in the UK.

A new vision for Woking�s homes

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

From 2 April 2012, the homes of the 3,800 Council tenants and leaseholders in Woking will be managed by ‘New Vision Homes’. Following Woking Borough Council’s announcement earlier this year, the Council’s housing management, repairs and asset management services will be provided by New Vision Homes, a joint venture between Pinnacle PSG and Mansell Construction Services Ltd.

Neighbourhood centre celebrates milestone

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

More people are visiting a £50m one-stop neighbourhood centre now than when it opened five years ago, according to figures. Staff at Bentilee Neighbourhood Centre are celebrating its milestone birthday with the news visitor numbers have more than doubled since the centre opened.

Youngsters on the Mozart Estate are game for anything

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Olympic events came early to the Mozart Estate in Queens Park when over 70 local residents, mainly youngsters, from across the estate took part last week in a series of video game tournaments at the estate’s St Jude's Hall.

Government gives green light to �150m housing estate transformation

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

An outdated Lambeth Council estate will be transformed into state-of-the-art social housing after £150m in Government funding was approved this week.

Youth club of Muslim girls opens on Queens Park estate

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

A new homework club has been launched for Muslim girls and young women living on the Queens Park estate, Westminster.

Work begins on Excellent Homes for Life PFI Housing scheme in Kirklees

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Work has now begun on a number of the 27 sites across Kirklees, which will see brand new council homes built over the next two and a half years.

Community Budgets � a comment piece by Neil Euesden, Managing Director of Pinnacle PSG

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

As part of their localism drive, the government is keen to introduce whole-place Community Budgets. They are very similar to the Total Place initiatives piloted by the Labour Government.

Pinnacle PSG awards first contract of its kind to Metropolitan Support Trust

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Pinnacle PSG has awarded Metropolitan Support Trust (MST) a contract to provide grounds maintenance at Highlands Village in Enfield. The contract will allow MST, which is part of Metropolitan Housing Partnership, to set up a programme to train and develop its customers in grounds maintenance, giving them valuable skills and experience for finding employment. This is the first contract of its kind offered by Pinnacle PSG to an organisation within the housing sector.

Standards raised as whg awards major contracts

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Leading housing provider whg has awarded its grounds maintenance and cleaning contracts to current provider Pinnacle PSG.

MozART reveals some new talent in Queens Park

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Westminster is host to some of the nation’s best loved art galleries such as the National and the Queens. Thanks to a local competition, they can now add Naylor House, on the Mozart estate, Queens Park to the list as well.

Trainees 'thrive' in Westminster

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Pinnacle PSG and gardening charity Thrive joined forces last autumn to offer eight young people with physical and learning disabilities the chance of work experience. All have this week successfully completed the course..

Pinnacle PSG and Mansell joint venture named as preferred supplier to manage Woking�s homes

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Woking Borough Council has announced its intention to outsource its housing management to a joint venture between Pinnacle PSG and Mansell Construction Services Ltd. The innovative move has been taken to improve service levels and value for money for its residents.

Regenter Excellent Homes for Life Consortium achieves financial close on Kirklees Council�s Housing PFI project

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The Regenter Excellent Homes for Life consortium comprising Regenter, Wates Living Space and Pinnacle PSG has today achieved financial close on Kirklees Council’s Housing PFI project.

Bulbs to brighten up an estate

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

With 20kg of bulbs provided by CityWest Homes and its housing management contractor, Pinnacle PSG, parents and children last week took part in a planting bonanza around the Avenue Gardens Estate in Queens Park, Westminster.

Major makeover for Montgomery

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

An army of over 20 residents, equipped with spades, forks and trowels, joined staff from Hounslow Homes, Pinnacle PSG and Groundwork Thames Valley on a Saturday afternoon in November to give a large garden area at Montgomery Court in Hounslow a makeover for the spring and celebrate International Men’s Day.

Estate gong goes to Pinnacle PSG gardeners

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

With a little help from Pinnacle PSG’s landscaping team, residents at Arlington Lodge in Brixton won the ‘Best kept estate’ category in this year’s ‘Lambeth Estates in Bloom’ competition.

Cycling cinema comes to town

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Take a field in Maida Vale, set up a large projection screen, plug your projector into a couple of push bikes and you have a cinema! Push bikes were also used to generate power for popcorn and fruit smoothie machines.

Bow WOW Factor!

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

CityWest Homes and Pinnacle PSG's Queen’s Park housing team organised its own ‘X Factor’ competition, but with a difference….dogs were the stars of the show.

The best of the best

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Just over a year ago, local Basildon resident, 21 year old Marcus Walden, had been out of work for 18 months and the financial climate at the time meant his job prospects did not look good. Today, Marcus has a fulltime job with Pinnacle PSG, as an estate cleaner, and has just won an Employee of the Year award from his Pinnacle PSG contract manager, Bill Franks, for his work on the company’s Basildon Borough Council contract.

Pinnacle PSG celebrates 10 years of environmental care

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Pinnacle PSG has been awarded ISO14001 accreditation for the 10th year running, providing clear proof that Pinnacle PSG goes the extra mile in minimising the effect its operations has on the environment.

Having fun in Bayswater

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Residents from the Hallfield Estate in Bayswater turned out in force on Saturday 10th September for a great fun day out on the estate.

Every dog has its day

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Pinnacle PSG and CityWest Homes Queen’s Park housing team is organising its own ‘X Factor’ competition, but with a difference….dogs will be the stars of the show.

Pinnacle PSG residents to be bowled over at the Oval

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Over 120 residents’ from across London and the South East will be attending Pinnacle PSG’s annual Residents’ Conference at the Oval Cricket Ground in Lambeth on Thursday 20 October 2011.

Pinnacle PSG paints the playground black!

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Pinnacle PSG office staff in Westminster downed biros and computer mice for the day and took up paint brushes and rollers in the name of its regular “Management Challenge”.

School's project is child's play

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

When the Clacton Coastal Academy in Essex needed help to improve playground facilities at the school and assistance with the work, they turned to Pinnacle PSG for help.

High praise from high school

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

“Very helpful, enthusiastic and professional in their work”. That was how site manager, Kevin Green, at the James Hornsby High School in Laindon, Basildon described the work of Pinnacle PSG’s grounds maintenance team over the past year.

Maida Vale goes Latin

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

A small piece of Latin America came to the Maida Vale Estate on Thursday last week when salsa topped the bill at the Maida Vale ‘Fun day’ held at Randolph Gardens, NW6.

Called in a crisis

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Although Pinnacle Connect, a 24/7 contact centre, is used to dealing with emergencies, the level of the disturbances across the country, and particularly in London earlier in the month, resulted in an unprecedented number of calls to the centre.

Pinnacle PSG success with Raglan HA grounds maintenance contract

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Pinnacle PSG has won a contract to provide Raglan Housing Association with grounds maintenance services to the 1,850 properties the association manages across the UK Midlands. The area covered stretches from Manchester to Shrewsbury, Loughborough and Bedford.

A garden fit for butterflies

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Would you know a ‘chequered skipper’ from a ‘swallowtail’ or a ‘brown hairstreak’ from a ‘short tailed blue’? Well youngsters on Foxborough Gardens, in Brockley, Lewisham will before the summer is out after Pinnacle PSG teamed up with local residents to create a butterfly garden on their estate.

In a glass of their own

Fri, 05 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

When Pinnacle PSG won the contract from Walsall Housing Group to provide grounds maintenance services to estates across the town, it signed up to a ‘social Inclusion’ initiative and residents of Hilton Close in Bloxwich are now literally seeing this bear fruit.

Pinnacle PSG picks up �best contractor� prize

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Pinnacle PSG was this month (July) voted “Best Contractor” by staff and residents of St Georges Community Housing in Basildon, at the housing organisation’s annual awards ceremony.

Charities well off due to water dragons in Wakefield

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Braving the elements and Yorkshire’s summer rain, Pugneys Water Park in Wakefield last week played host to the Rotary club of Wakefield’s annual Dragon Boat Race. And Pinnacle PSG was out in force sponsoring and, along with staff from the local Fairfield School, crewing one of the 26 boats taking part on the day.

�1500 for three community projects

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Three community organisations left this year’s Chartered Institute of Housing’s (CIH) Annual Conference £500 better off thanks to awards made to local community projects by Pinnacle PSG.

Certified Cleaners

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

If you thought cleaning was just a matter of a feather duster and a mop and bucket, then think again. Just ask Pinnacle PSG’s 10 strong estate and block cleaning team in Walsall who have all completed their NVQ Level 2 in cleaning and support services. And they have the certificates to prove it.

Honesty gets rewarded

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Pinnacle PSG estates cleaner Dennis Fordham will tell you that during his litter picking rounds in Swanscombe he is never surprised at what he finds people have discarded in the street. However, it was Olive Furlong’s lucky day last month when Dennis found a bag and purse containing over £80, Olive’s bus pass and a letter that identified the owner.

Busy summer for Pinnacle PSG�s Essex landscapers

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Pinnacle PSG Landscaping in Essex has been successful in winning a series of contracts worth around £140,000, throughout the county of Essex as well as in Hammersmith and Fulham in West London.

All in a day's work

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Now that the ‘Ground Force’ team have all gone on to do other things, when the grounds of Portnall House in Queens Park, West Kilburn needed a thorough makeover there was only one team local residents could call on, Pinnacle PSG.

Pinnacle Regeneration Group announces �30m investment

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Pinnacle Regeneration Group (Pinnacle), Pinnacle PSG’s parent company, today announces a £30m investment in the company by three prominent Hong Kong-based investors. The new capital will provide a significant boost to Pinnacle’s expansion plans in urban regeneration in the UK at a time when Local Authorities, under funding pressure, are looking for innovative ways of developing and improving their housing services.

Projects on Pinnacle PSG�s patch take to the stage

Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Pinnacle PSG will be sponsoring the Community Initiatives Cafe at the Chartered Institute of Housing’s (CIH) Annual Conference and Exhibition in Harrogate, Yorkshire this week (21 to 23 June) and will be giving three local community groups the opportunity to each win £500 to spend on their community project.

Culture clash: how to survive the move to the private sector

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Thousands of public sector workers face moving over to the private sector, whether by choice or by force. Neil Merrick speaks to those who have already made the switch...

Residents� seaside trip saved

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Residents of Sylvia Lawla Court, a sheltered housing block of 26 homes in Wood Green, north London, thought their annual summer trip to the seaside was in jeopardy after coach prices rose dramatically. Desperate to save what was for the majority of the residents their only holiday of the year (many suffer from mobility issues or are in their 90s), one resident, Ms. Blalock, decided to write to Pinnacle PSG to ask for help funding their trip.

From L&Q to Pinnacle PRG

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

David Gannicott has joined Pinnacle Regeneration Group (PRG) as its Director of Partnerships following a 12 year successful career with the London & Quadrant Group where, until his departure, he was its Group Director (South Region).

Pinnacle PSG rocks!

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Shirley Hopkins, a resident from Chalkhill in north London wrote to Roger O'Sullivan, Regional Director, South for Pinnacle PSG asking for help from his grounds maintenance team. She wanted to create a rock garden in a bleak, predominately grassy area of a communal garden on her estate to add a splash of colour and greater variety of plant-life.

Pinnacle PSG gets stuck in to local allotment project

Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Pinnacle PSG staff gave up their time to join forces with Metropolitan Housing Trust (MHT) London, which is part of the Metropolitan Housing Partnerships, and local residents from Wakeford Close, to create a residents’ allotment project on Clapham Common Southside in Lambeth.

Contract win sees big changes for a better service

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

From June 6, while CityWest Homes will retain overall responsibility for their 22,000 properties, Pinnacle PSG will now manage 10,000 of these properties. This change will not only significantly improve services but also deliver greater value for money.

Four projects in the running for funding in Brockley

Mon, 06 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Community spirit is very much alive and well in the Brockley area of Lewisham and with a little help from Pinnacle PSG, local residents hope to cash in on £14,149 from this year’s Lewisham Mayor’s Fund.

CLG department visits Pinnacle PSG managed estate in Westminster

Tue, 24 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

As a part of its ongoing ‘Public services in action’ campaign, this month the CBI arranged for officials from Communities and Local Government (CLG) department to visit the 700-home Hallfield Estate in Bayswater, London, to see first-hand the positive impact that social housing management company Pinnacle PSG is making on the estate.

Flying the floral flag for the royal wedding

Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Pinnacle PSG added a splash of colour to royal wedding celebrations at Beldanes Lodge in Willesden this April. The residents of the sheltered housing scheme in north London were planning a garden party to celebrate the recent royal nuptials and asked Pinnacle PSG’s grounds maintenance team, lead by Pinnacle PSG contract manager Mario Goncalves, to brighten up a flowerbed in their communal gardens which would take centre stage at the party. So, Mario let his creative juices flow and using a bright array of red, white and blue flowers replicated the Union Jack. One resident, Mr. Keane, helped Mario create the floral flag and is continuing to water and maintain the bed on behalf of residents.

Tweet tweet...

Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Neil Euesden, Pinnacle PSG’s Managing Director, has joined the Twitter revolution. Read his tweets by following @neileuesden on http://twitter.com/neileuesden .

Pinnacle PSG builds on success story in Westminster

Tue, 10 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Westminster City Council has awarded Pinnacle PSG a new housing management contract. Pinnacle will provide the full range of housing management and estate services to around 10,000 homes in the north and west areas of the London Borough of Westminster and the remaining half will be directly managed by CityWest Homes.

10 strong Pinnacle PSG team muck in to mulch estate

Fri, 08 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

‘You supply the muck and we’ll provide the labour’. That was the offer Pinnacle PSG made to Metropolitan Housing Trust staff looking to improve the gardens around the Chalkhill Estate in Wembley, this Spring.

Clare Estate children's playground is officially open!

Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Councillor Helen Klier, Cabinet Member for Children and Young People, had a swinging time, along with youngsters from the Clare Estate, Lewisham last weekend (2 April 2011) when she officially opened the ‘Clare Estate Children’s Playground’.

Cash keeps club open for business

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

“A lifeline for our members”; that was how Josie Cass, committee member of the Hillside Hub club on the Hillside estate in Harlesden North West London, described a £750 donation from Pinnacle PSG, which means the club can now continue running for the next year.

Michelle makes a meal of her meat pie and mushy peas

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Michelle Lee, Cook In Charge at Rawdon Littlemoor Primary School in Leeds, beat 63 competitors to become one of only four finalists to get through to this year’s Yorkshire and Humberside regional final of the ‘School Chef of the Year’ competition.

Dogs now have somewhere to do 'the business'

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Dog mess around the Foxborough Gardens Estate in Brockley should now be a thing of the past, thanks to Lewisham Council and Pinnacle PSG.

A decade of dedication

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

“We have always invested heavily in our most valued commodity, our people, and we now have the evidence to prove it”. That was the view of Pinnacle PSG’s Managing Director, Neil Euesden after the company was awarded a certificate by Investors in People to mark the 10th year Pinnacle PSG has held the accolade.

Pinnacle PSG in 'pole' position when it comes to cleaning windows

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

If you think getting out the ladder, sponge and a bucket of water to clean your windows can be a bit of a chore, give a thought to Pinnacle PSG’s Steve Wren. Steve cleans the windows of 25 residential blocks managed by St Georges Community Housing in Basildon every month, and with many of the windows above the ground floor, he used to spend most of his time moving and climbing ladders.

Pinnacle PSG providing power to the people in Paradise

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

When residents of the Paradise area in Coventry came up with an idea to turn a small pocket of overgrown wasteland into a vegetable plot, the Midland Heart housing group, the local council, Pinnacle PSG, and another local contractor, Lovell, stepped in to give them a hand.

CIH South East Region Conference

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Pinnacle PSG will be exhibiting at the CIH South East Region Conference and Exhibition at the Hilton Brighton Metropole hotel between Tuesday, 8 March and Thursday, 10 March.

Specialist chemical training for Pinnacle PSG staff

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

When you have 1,300 staff providing cleaning and grounds maintenance services to over 100,000 homes, 180 schools and 75 public sector buildings, using the right clothing and chemicals not only saves money and improves cleaning standards but, more importantly, it greatly improves staff safety.

New playground is child's play

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

A new play area for children on the Clare Estate in Lewisham was completed in January 2011 thanks to £50,000 worth of funding from Lewisham Council and Pinnacle PSG designing, building and landscaping the playground at cost.

Satisfaction levels soar in Clapham Park Homes contract

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

“Our estates have never been cleaner and the public areas are now greatly improved”. That was the view of Pinnacle PSG's client Clapham Park Homes (CPH) in Lambeth after the latest feedback figures were collected.

Youngsters get a big break

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Pinnacle PSG is sponsoring the latest Paul Hunter Foundation scheme which was opened in the Midland Snooker Club in Bilston near Walsall in the Midlands on 12 February 2011 by Paul Hunter’s father and mother, Alan and Krystina Hunter and Irish snooker legend Ken Doherty.

Pinnacle PSG chalks up another success in Chalkhill

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Since Pinnacle PSG won the grounds maintenance and cleaning contracts on the Chalkhill Estate in Wembley in April, 2010, the improvements have been so dramatic, that residents claimed that the “grounds maintenance and cleaning is the best they have every seen”.

Canvey Schools join forces to combat anti-social behaviour

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

The Canvey Schools Partnership is taking part in a unique project designed to combat anti-social behaviour (ASB) on Canvey Island, using an interactive game that young people can relate to.

330 emergencies�all in a day�s work

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Whilst most of the country was tucking in to their Christmas turkey and pud over the five day Christmas holiday period, Pinnacle Connect�s specialist 24/7contact centre staff dealt with over 7,000 calls from the public.

Residents awards go to Pinnacle PSG

Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Four Pinnacle PSG staff in Hackney have received awards for going �the extra mile� in the service they provide to local residents on behalf of Hackney Homes in East London.

A garden to make you wild

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

A large area of waste ground in Rothwell Primary School in Leeds has been transformed into a wildlife garden by Pinnacle PSG�s Facilities Management team, based in Leeds.

Funding secured for new play area

Fri, 24 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Despite a Government grant being cut, residents of Clare Estate in Lewisham received an early Christmas present when funding for a scheme to provide a play area on the estate was given the go-ahead by Lewisham Council.

A Clean Sweep in Solihull

Fri, 24 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Pinnacle PSG has recently been awarded the contract to keep Solihull Community Housing estates and offices spick and span as well as clearing and cleaning empty properties to ensure they are re-let as quickly as possible.

Council awards new contracts to Pinnacle PSG in Dartford

Fri, 24 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Pinnacle PSG will shortly commence work on two five year contracts to maintain the public areas around all of Dartford Borough Council�s public housing, parks and amenity sites from 1st January 2011.

New Energy Solutions business

Tue, 14 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Pinnacle PSG has moved into the renewable energy business with the launch this week of Pinnacle Energy Solutions Ltd, a new company designed to deliver energy management solutions tailored to meet the specific business needs of individual clients.

Emergencies were snow problem!

Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

�A marvellous team effort� was how Martin Byrne, Operations Manager for Pinnacle PSG�s specialist 24/7contact centre, Pinnacle Connect, described how the centre managed the thousands of emergency calls during the recent bad weather.

Graham faces his fear of flying

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Graham Harbron had a novel idea to cure his fear of flying: jumping out of an aeroplane at 10,000 feet, with a parachute, and raising over �200 for a local children�s hospice at the same time.

Good neighbours honoured

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Residents of Hallfield Estate in Bayswater have this month shown that the government�s �Big Society� idea is already �up and running� on the estate in central London.

Picture that

Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Following the success of a similar competition in nearby Churchill Gardens Estate in Pimlico, residents of the Hallfield Estate in Bayswater were given the chance, this month, to show what they could do from behind the lens of a camera in the estate�s first photographic competition.

Ping in the dark

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Whilst it is not unusual on Halloween to find a gathering of witches, werewolves and skeletons the Pinnacle PSG staff at the Hallfield Estate in Bayswater decided to throw in a table tennis competition � or to give it its proper title �Halloween fancy dress ping pong in the dark� competition.

Ready to compete

Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Following the launch last month of a report by the CBI, �Improving homes, improving lives: using competition for better social housing�, Pinnacle PSG Managing Director, Neil Euesden, has this week given his views on the role of the private sector in public sector housing.

Getting qualified

Tue, 09 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Pinnacle PSG is one of the first landscape contractors in the country whose operatives have achieved the new Level 2 Diploma in Work Based Horticulture from City & Guilds.